Where the commonwealth has moved, pursuant to G.L.c. 276, §58A, that the defendant be detained pending trial, given the facts of the violent crime charged and the defendant’s lengthy criminal history, the commonwealth has proved by clear and convincing evidence that there are no conditions that will assure the safety of the victim or the community at large if the defendant is released pending trial.

Where the plaintiff shareholder filed a motion for preliminary injunction to indefinitely prevent a stockholder meeting, and the only other shareholder in the corporation is one of the defendants, the plaintiff’s request for preliminary injunction relief should be granted on the ground that a derivative action would not provide an effective remedy and thus she may proceed in the action directly, without prior written demand to the corporation.

Where a plaintiff spectator was struck in the face by a baseball bat that slipped from the hands of a defendant while he took warm-up swings during a Central Mass Over 40 Baseball League game, the existence of factual issues precludes the defendant from being awarded summary judgment on a negligence claim asserted by the plaintiff.

Where the plaintiff tenant suffered injury after a fall from a ladder in a garage owned by the defendant landlord, the plaintiff cannot prove that the ladder was defective, that the defect was known or could have been readily discovered by the landlord or that the defect caused the plaintiff’s fall, so the defendant’s motion for summary judgment is allowed.

Where the plaintiff walked in front of a moving bus without looking and was hit by it, there is no evidence that the defendants, the driver and the owner of the bus, were negligent, so summary judgment for the defendants is allowed.

Where the plaintiffs reached a settlement with an oil company that spilled oil in their basement, then attempted to file a subsequent suit against (1) the same oil company for failing to comply with the settlement agreement and (2) various contractors and subcontractors who were hired to remediate the spill for negligence, the plaintiffs are precluded from suing because they signed a valid release of liability pursuant to the settlement.

Where a plaintiff surety and the defendant indemnitors had entered into a valid indemnity agreement and the defendants failed to reimburse the plaintiff pursuant to the agreement because they believed the charges incurred by the plaintiff for the construction project were unreasonable, the plaintiff should be granted summary judgment in light of the discretion afforded under the language of the agreement.

Where a plaintiff manufacturer filed an action seeking a declaration that it was not liable for damage resulting from an explosion at the defendant’s chemical plant facility, the defendant’s motion to dismiss should be allowed based on the doctrine of forum non conveniens.

Where a plaintiff inmate filed a grievance that sought the removal of certain disposition records resulting from two Department of Correction disciplinary hearings, the Department of Correction did not commit a substantial error of law in its record-keeping proceedings and the complaint must as a result be dismissed.